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2 THE UNION VETERAN IEGI0N SUCCESSFUL ENCAMPMENT HELD IN WASHINGTON Large Attendance Thomas Shannon Re elected National Com manderImportant Resolutions Adopted Tlie arable Monument Ringing resolutions indorsing the patriotic project of erecting a monument to the dead of the American battleship Maine were adopted by unanimous vote of the 24th Annual National Encampment of the Union Veteran Legion held in this city last week There was a whirlwind of applause when the resolutions were read not only Indorsing the efforts of the Maine Memorial Association to erect the proposed monument in Washington but urging the Government to raise the wreck of the Maine from the mud of Havana Harbor and give the uncoffined American sailors honorable burial under the Stars and Stripes in their own country The importance of this matter was brought to a focus at the session of the Encampment Wednesday afternoon Sept 8 when John McElroy editor of The National Tribune and Mrs Isabel Worrell Ball a Past National Officer of the Womans Relief Corps and a member of the Maine Monument Association appeared before the Encampment as representatives of the Maine Memorial Association of which they are leading members They both spoke fervently In favor of the projected memorial their addresses being frequently interrupted by outbursts of heartysoldier applause John McElroy eloquently told the story of the Maine and related how her crew of American sailors and marines while peacefully sleeping under the southern stars of a tropical night had been suddenly hurled Into eternity by the destruction of their shin He urged the gallant veterans of the Union Veteran Legion and kindred organizations to lend th9fsi3tance to the patriotic purpose Mrs Ball called upon the veterans to help rear the monument to the sailor boys of 1898 who went down to their deaths In the muddy depths of the harbor of Havana She said the patriotic women of the land will do their share of the labor of love On the following day the Encampment by unanimous vote adopted the ringing resolutions which were introduced by Corpl James Tanner Past Commander of the Union Veteran Legion and Past Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic Their adoption was accompanied by thunders of applause The Resolutions The resolutions are as follows Resolved That the Union Veteran Lesion are in full sympathy with the desire of those citizens comprising the Maine Monument Association in their pfforts to have a monument erected In our National Capital to the memory of our sailors who went to their death in the waters of the harbor of Havana consequent upon the wreck of the Maine Resolved That we contemplate with unqualified shame humiliation and horror the fact that for more than 11 years the wreck of the Maine has been permitted to remain partially submerged in the mud of Havana Harbor its shattered hulk the only coffin afforded the remains of 68 gallant defenders of the Flag of our Nation a continual reproach to every citizen of the Republic exposing the American character to the scorn and contempt of the civilized world Resolved That we express these our sentiments fully aware of the fact that it is whispered certain- circles -that we had better not raise the wreck or the Maine for fear that such action might develop the fact that the explosion which destroyed her came from within and thus relieve the Spanish character from the heavy indictment now resting against it based upon an opposite belief and thus demonstrating to the minds of some that we had not sufficient warrant for our declaration of war against Spain in 1898 To this we respond Let the truth be known If the fact shall bo thus proven that the explosion came from within then another fact stands forth in the knowl edge of the world at large that in Gods high court oi justice it nas uejen tuny established that by Spanish misrule in Cuba and in the Philippines by their denial of the most inherent rights of man thru long years of rapine and debauchery and by reasons of thousands upon thousands of murders Spain had piled the reasons mountain high warranting us in wiping them from the face of the earth Resolved That we ask the press of the country the mightiest engine within our borders for the redress of existing wrongs to rouse the public conscience on this matter to the end that our Just demands may be brought to a successful termination unhesitatingly declaring that in our opinion any Nation which does not afford honorable burial wherever feasible to those of Its sons who go to death under Its Flag does not deserve to have defenders when it is in peril We demand that the wreck of the Maine be removed from Havana Harbor and the bones of our boys who went to death with her be brought back and given honorable interment In American soil beneath the Flag they died under Resolved That copies of these resolutions be furnished the press at once and that copies properly attested by the National Commander and the Adjutant-General be addressed to the President and to each member of the Cabinet Business Session The 24th Encampment of the Union Veteran Legion was called to order the forenoon of Wednesday Sept 8 In the auditorium of the Arlington Hotel by National Commander Thomas Shannon The roll call by AdJt Gen Hallam showed an attendance of more than 200 delegates The opening prayer was by William Wormersley Chaplain of Encampment C9 of Washington Seated on the platform were the following National officers Thos Shannon National Commander Hal Jam Adjutant General Washington Henry Sandford Assistant Adjutant General Washlnirton TV Tien Miner Quartermaster General Indianapolis Ind Da Shane Senior Vice National Commander New Castle Pa Simpson Junior Vice National Commander Camden Gardner Surgeon General Philadelphia Pa Rev Holmes Chaplain-In-Chief Pittsburg Pa Levi Bird Dun Pittsburg Pa yIias Beach Chief of Staff Buffalo Griffith Chief Mustering Officer New York George Elstum Inspector General Cincinnati Ohio Executive Committee Blair Pittsburg Pa Stewart Camden Thomas Carter Baltimore Md James Lynn Wilmington Del I Hunt Columbus Legislative and Pension Committee Gen A Hay Pittsburg Pa Gen Archibald JJlakcley Pittsburg Pa Hon Brown Washington Gen Dudley Washington Gen Manning Dayton Gen A Butts Washington Gen Benj Woodruff Brooklyn National Standard rearers Win A Graham Jersey City a Carr Fort Wayne Ind Headquarters Buglers Henry Hall Danville 111 Jos A Frick National Soldieis Home Tenn The Commanders Address The reading of the annual report of Comiaanucr Shannon was the neit or der of business It was in part as follows Comrades At the 23d National Encampment held in Philadelphia Pa in October last I was elected your National Commander I felt deeply the highly prized honor conferred upon me by such a grand body of veteran soldiers and 1 realized fully the great responsibility resting upon me I was nevermore sincere in any undertaking during my life than I was in my pledge Unserve you to the best of my ability I have endeavored to keep that pledge and have given the affairs and business of this grand organization my best efforts energy and strength thruout my administration for the upbuilding of our Order and to secure if possible greater interest in perpetuating the principles which bring us in such close touch as true veterans I was somewhat handicapped on assuming command for you will remember that upon the threshold of the past years work we had the misfortune to lose by death our dearly beloved comrade Past Quartermaster General Kevser It took considerable time to arrange all matters pertaining to this office for transfer of same to his successor Gen Ben Miner I have complied with all requirements made at our last National En campment at Philadelphia The states men directly interested in tne passage of the veterans age bill and widows increase bill were duly and officially notified of the rising vote of thanks to them by the delegates of the 23d National -Encampment assembled I also had the pleasuie of personally extending to them your greetings and heartfelt thanks I have to announce that since we met last we have lost by death Gen Geo Spahr of Encampment SO Past National Commander and Gen Keyser of Encampment 1 Past Quartermaster General Letters of re gret and sympathy were sent to the families of each Thru the courtesy and sacrifice of Adit Gen Hallam the cost of headquarters office keeping it clean amounting usually in me past to irom 100 to S200 has been saved this year and has not cost us one dollar The use of a typewriter and operating the same for our heavy correspondence has not cost us anything thanks to uen Hallam for the same I have received many letters of inquiry as to whether the sons of comrades were entitled to membership in our organization From the tone of these letters it appears that the idea has gotten abroad that our sons were being taken into membership and the writers evidenced such a desire I replied to all that no action had as yet been taken by our National organization relative to the matter In November 1908 I visited Encampments 136 at Albany 38 of New York City 70 of Brooklyn and 81 of Jersey City without expense to the National Encampment I found them in a flourishing condition eager and earnest in carrying on the good work- With Adjt Gen Hallam I visited Encampment 109 of Baltimore and found the comrades and the ladies of the Auxiliary very much In evidence as representatives of this grand organization True as the years sap our strength and energy it requires greater effort to be always in our places to tear ourselves from our own fieslde but in the old days when our comrades fell In battle we closed In our ranks and marched on shoulder to shoulder nor ceased to fight till the war was over Shall we be less brave in lifes conflict and let flicker out that spirit of patriotism that blazed in our hearts as we Boys in Blue gathered around our campfires in Gl INo Let us rally to our Legion every one whom health permits and strengthen our lines with new recruits Let each comrade resolve not only that he will do his duty in this matter of attendance but that he will not be content until he has Induced at least one of the many cligibles outside our rank3 to march beneath our banner With members of my staff I made an official call previously arranged on President Roosevelt and extended to him the greetings and well wishes of the Union Veteran Legion as expressed by the National Encampment assem bled at Philadelphia He was greatly pleased at the mark of respect and requested that his good will and best wishes be given to you and to assure you that all honor and consideration was due you for all that you did and suffered in your countrys cause I have made many official visits to various patriotic organizations the A Sons and Daughters of Veterans Daughters of the American Revolution Legion of Loyal Women Auxiliaries etc Pension Legislation Accompanied by Gens Hallam Sandford Butts and Col McElroy rep resenting our Legislative and Pension Committee I called on the Pension Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives Messrs Mc- Cumber and Sulloway Chairmen soon after the opening of tho lust regular session of Congress We urged with all our power the presenting and passage of a bill for the removal of the restricted date June 27 1890 upon widows married to soldiers subsequent to that date Both committees were favorable A bill was presented and passed In the Senate BUI No 7960 but failed of passage in the House Calls were subsequently made several of them on said committees but It was impossible to get the bill acted on by the House Committee for reasons given by Mr Sulloway Chairman I refer you to the report of the Committee on Legislation and Pensions With Adjt Gen Hallam I visited Philadelphia Pa where were assembled upon my Invitation Encampments 2 20 63 and 73 of Philadelphia 87 of Camden and representatives from Encampments at Reading West Chester and Lancaster Pa and Wilmington Del together with a large attendance of the Ladles Auxiliary The hall was handsomely decorated attendance with the Auxiliary large Speeches and entertainment were the order of the evening I presented to Past National Commander II Neel the gold jeweled badge voted him by the Philadelphia National Encampment Good feeling and enthusiasm prevailed and by speech story and song tho comrades evidenced their interest and zeal for our organization Commander Shannon describes tho experience of members of tho Union Veteran Legion as a part of the guard of honor to President Taft March 4 when they braved the raging blizzard on that inaugural occasion To sum up permit me to emphasize the fact that our grand organization Is in a healthy and flourishing condition Let me urge you to a continuance of a fostering care to keep up the enthusiasm and interest that now prevails The Next Meeting Place Invitations were received from the authorities of Cincinnati Chattanooga Tenn Hampton Va and Atlantic City requesting the to hold its 1910 Encampment In their respective cities By an almost unanimous vote the Invitation of Chatta nooga was accepted and tho next En campment will be held in that historic place fraught with so many memories of the civil war THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE WASHINGTON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 16 190 Committees Committees wero named as follows On Rules and Regulations A Hay of Pennsylvania Chairman Norton A II Stafford Riggs and Woodruff On Resolutions James Tanner of WasMlngton Charman St Clair Mulholland Campbell Frank Butts and George Ellston Adjt Gen Hallam In his annual report stated that nearly 100 members of the Legion had responded to final taps in the past year As to membership and llnances tho organization is in good condition Election ot Officers At the afternoon session Wednesday Corpl Tanner nominated Shannon for re election as National Commander and Comrade Ward of Ohio nominated Nathan Munchaucr of Columbus for that office Three candidates were placed in nomination for Junior Vice National Commander Thev were Jo seph McCabe of Pennsylvania urimtn of New York and Robert Hayes of New York The following officers were nominated and there being no onnoslnir candi dates they were declared duly elected senior vice commander John Mor ris of Pennsylvania Quartermaster- General Ben Miner of Indiana Surgeon General Gardner of Pennsylvania and Rev ir II Holmes of Pennsylvania The pending bill before Congress proposing the removal of disabilities from deserters from the Union armies was strongly condemned by resolution The salary of the Adjutant General was fixed by motion at S400 per year and that of the Quartermaster General at 150 per annum The Ladies Auxiliary Two sessions of the Annual Convention of the Ladles Union Veteran Union were held Wednesday Mrs Sarah Hunt of Columbus the National President in the chair The delegates were welcomed to Washington by Mrs Ada Weiss of Auxiliary 32 The annual reports of Mrs Hunt and of Senior Vice President Mary Flanl gan of Pennsylvania showed the organization to be In good condition with an increasing membership National cnnplaln Elizabeth Bidwell of New York National Secretary Elizabeth Green of Ohio nnd National Treasurer Ellen Wogan of Delaware also submitted encouraging reports The following Committee on Resolutions was named Mrs Sadie McGee Chairman Mrs Laura Enoch Mrs Hannah Home and Mrs Emma Myers Mrs Celynda Werner Ford known as the mother of Auxiliary 32 or wasnmgton Mrs Anna Riggs of Columbus and Mrs Ora Keyser of Alleghany Pa were delegated to carry greetings to the Union Veteran Legion Encampment Receptions National Commander Shannon Wednesday evening presented gold med als to the first eight elective officers of the who served with him during his year In office Auxiliary 32 of Washington tendered the veterans and their ladies a rousing reception Tuesday evening Mrs McKenzie was assisted in receiving by her fellow National officers as follows Mary I Flanlgan Senior Vice President Reading Pa Elizabeth Neel Junior Vice President Philadelphia Pa Elizabeth BIdwell Chaplain Buffalo Elizabeth Green Secretary Cq lumbus Ellen Wogan Treasurer Wilmington Del Mary A Caldwell Counselor Philadelphia Pa Mary Booth Inspector and Installing oniccr Cincinnati Advisory Board Marietta Vaughn Chairman Buffalo Sadie McGee Roxborough Philadelphia Pa Elizabeth Gclsslcr Philadelphia Pa and Elizabeth lart Honorable President Steubenvlllc Ohio A feature of the reception was the presence in line of the Lsabel Worrell Ball Flag Association Mrs Annie Hoagland President accompanied by Mrs Ball In whose honor the organization is named There was a program of music and recitations and patriotic remarks Pre ceding the reception National Com mander Shannon and the members of the Executive Committee held a meeting The Committee on Credentials was named as follows Gen Blair of Pittsburg Chairman Stewart of Camden I Hunt of Columbus James Lynn of Wilmington Del and Gen Thomas Carter of Baltimore Gen A Hay of Pittsburg Pa founder of the Union Veteran Legion was a prominent figure at the function Reception by the Authorities The Washington Chamber of Commerce and the District Government tendered the delegates to the Auxiliary Convention and Legion Encampment a hearty reception Wednesday evening at the Arlington Hotel Henry Macfarland President of tho District Commissioners and Wm Gude President of the Washington Chamber of Commerce warmly welcomed the Union veterans io the Capital which was saved to the Nation by their valor in the6p3 Mr Macfarland said The Nations Capital will always have a peculiar welcome for the Nations defenders Abraham Lincoln and the soldiers of the Republic preserved the National Capital which Geo Washington founded That Capital will never be ungrateful to those who poured out their lives for the life of the Nation Corpl Tanner in his address told of a Government officer In Washington of Cabinet rank who he alleged has inaugurated a policy of displacing old and faithful clerks many of them veteran soldiers with young men He said this Cabinet officer called before him a Union veteran employed as a clerk In his Department and asked him if he wasnt 70 years of age I am tho veteran responded Do you draw a pension the official then demanded That is none of your business was tho veterans quick response corpi Tanner said he thanked God the veteran had made such a response The Wreck of tho Maine He also urged that the Government raise the wreck of the battleship Maine and declared it has been whispered that the Gpvernment fears to ralso the wrecic because it might be discovered that the shin was blown ud from the Inside and we went to war with Spain without a cause The speaker said neeui no such cause to sweep the Spaniard from this hemisphere The time was ripe for that corrupt and criminal monarchy to be swept from the Western World I have no doubt God Himself selected this Nation as his strong right arm to end the cruel rule of Spain in Cuba Commissioner Warners Speech Commissioner of Pensions Vespasian Warner said every person in this country who earns 250 a day owes 2 of It to tho boys in blue who abolished slave labor Ho declared the beauty of tho pension law Is that there Is no opposition to it Men who were born and reared slnco the war ended now Indorse the pension system as a Just reward to the men who risked their lives that tho Nation might survive Election ot Officers Thursdajs session was marked by the election of National officers and the adoption of the battleship Maine resolution Thomas Shannon of Washington was re elected National Commander by a vote of 94 ugainst 90 for his only opponent Nathan Munchauer of Ohio Thorn wnn no rlinfno fnt Cuntnr vi National Commander and after two in- errectuai ballots the contest was deferred until the closing meeting on Fri day The candidates for the office were Robert Haves Griffith and Joseph McCabel The membcrsof the National Executive Committee5 were elocted as follows Robert McReowh New Jersey Thomas Carter Maryland Frank Blair Pennsylvania C1 Stewart New Jersey and James Lynn Delaware Mrs LousaStaiTord of Jamestown was elected National President of the LadlesUnlon Veteran Legion A telcgnAn of fraternal greetings was received frtiri flic National Encampment of the Army and Navy Union A thcrijn session at Erie Pa Sons of Veterans A resolution proposing that sons of Union veterans be admitted to active membership in the Union Veteran Legion was referred to a special committee to be reDortcd to the Chattanooga Encampment next year Jn the discussion of the measure much opposition was developed The Encampment adopted a resolution favoring an appropriation of 25 000 by Congress to be added to the fund for the erection of a m6nument to Gen Rosecrans at Washington An appropriation by Congress for printing the names ot an soiaiers anu sailors who served in the Union and Confederate armies from 1861 to 1865 was favored by resolution Another resolution requests that a plot of ground in the Arlington National Cemetery bo set aside for the burial of veteran soldiers In Government employ without regard to the rank they held The veterans and their ladles spent Thursday afternoon sightseeing about Washington or steaming down the historic Potomac on one of the big river steamboats The Final Session The final session of the Encampment was held Friday forenoon when the National officers were installed by Gen A Hay of Pennsylvania founder of the Union Veteran Legion He delivered an Impressive address urging the members to hold together and pull together in the interest of the organization The National Commander reappointed Hallam of Washington to serve another term as Adjutant-General He also presented Surg Gen Gardner of Philadelphia with a handsome gold medal with the insignia of the Griffith of Brooklyn was elected Junior Vice National Commander after a spirited fight After resolutions of regret and condolence were adopted in honor of three recently deceased members the Encampment adjourned sine die to meet again next year at Chattanooga Tenn The campflre Thursday evening at the Arlington was a great success Reminiscences of the war were related and there was a program of music and reci tations A number of the veterans spent Saturday visiting the battlefields about Washington and the historic places in the near by Virginia and Maryland Counties The Ladies Union Veteran Legions new National officers were installed as follows President Mrs Louisa Stafford of Jamestown Mrs Laura Enochs or Baltimore Md Mrs Hannah Horn of Alleghany Pa Treasurer Mrs Ellen Wogan of WllmlngtonDel Secretary Mrs Jane Caff of Jojmpstown Chaplain Mrs MaryrSJ Jones of Columbus Counselor Mrs Sarah Hunt of Co lumbus OJ Instituting and Installing nfflror Mm fifnrV Tlnsp of bus moihersof the Advisory Board 11121 OdUlU 1 1 llllilliua i resiuum iui out ciiu ui icnu Mfintrt 7n1 nw1 Mro Annn Titf nf luu mi odi Columbus Mrs AdiftEL Weiss of Washington CWho Wis prominent candidate for the Natlpnariresldency ouercu a resolution prpyidfng that the bronze shield or builpnAVorn bymembers of the Union VetgraH Legion shall after the death of the veteran become the property of th6 widow or daughter to be worn for all time by his descendants and retained as1 an heirloom Thd mat ter went over to the 1910 convention HOW BIG IS THE NORTH POLE Tlip Coast and Geodetic Survey Sajs It May Be Three Miles Broad What Is the allowable area of the North Pole In other words how much territory or frozen sea surface has the United States acquired by the discovery of the pole by Cook or Peary or by both of the explorers These queries were submitted to the authorities of tho Coast and Geodetic Survey by a representative of The National Tribune It was deslrea to learn If the North Pole area Is as large as that of Rhode Island with its 1250 square miles or U3 great asthe area of uonccticut wun us iuuu square nines The question was also suggested Is the area of the North Pole dnly Just as large as th start of Old Glory which was said to have been planted there by both Cook and Peary The North Pole Is merely an imaginary point a geographical position was the reply of tho Assistant Chief ot the Coast and Geodetic Survey As jjUch It has no real area There can be no claim even by right of discovery to an open sea area However that Is a question of international law JJut no claim of a serious nature can be made to any area there The fact- that the sea about the pole Is covered with wa ter Keven tho frozen perpetually precludes such a claim The question was also asked How can a person leaving the 80th degree of latitude know when he has reached the 90th or North Polo where all degrees of longitude meet The reply was that we know the elevation of tho sun at any given time and at any given latitude by means of scien tific calculation bo it was simply necessary -to determine the elevation of the sun at noon above the horizon at any given date apply certain corrections of a minor nature ana the result added to the declination is the latitude The explorers to the pole may not have had the means for accurately determining the position of the North Pole They could however determine Its position within from one to three miles if To the uneducated observer the fact that the suniremains at the same elevation according tlic eye thruout the day provesj hat lje Is at the North Pole Tho sun there revolves on a horizontal line Jtseems to the eye to be at the samej level all day It rises backward and seems to revolve in a rising spiral tg As to tho planting of the American Flag at tho pole It was statod tho Flag may by thlsjtlme he everul hundreds of miles from the pole because of the drifting iceijij which the flagstaff was Imbedded 9 1 TlisiOlli ana 10th Editor National Tribune Please give a sketch ofthe XOth and 16th HI Henrlsto Cdldradp Springs Colo Tho 10th ill was organized at Cairo from August to October 1861 nnd after serving out two enlistments finally mustered out July 4 1865 It was commanded by Col James Morgan who was promoted to Brigadier General July 17 1862 succeeded by Col John Till son of the Regular Army In command at the tima of final musterout It bo longed to Daviss Division Fourteenth Corps and lost 50 killed and 136 from l4P1l 4Tf The 16th 111 was organized at Quincy from May to June 1861 and after serving out two enlistments was finally mustered out July 81865 was commanded by Col Robert Smith who was brevetted a Brigadier General March 13 18G5 It belonged to Daviss Division Fourteenth Corps and lost 57 killed and 13 from disease etc Editor National Tribune THE ARMY AND NAVY UNION The Biennial National Encamp ment Meets at Erie Pa More than 200 delegates attended the opening session of the 14th Biennial Encampment of the Army and Navy Union A In the assembly room of the Chamber of Commerce Erie Pa Wednesday forenoon sept There were grim and gray voterans who blazed tho way with Sherman to the sea or followed the indomitable Grant to tho setting of the Confeder acys sun at Appomattox among the delegates There was one aged fighting man who was at the storming of the bights of Chapuliepec Mexico with stern old Wlnfleld Scott Young- fel lows who braved the pitiless sun of the tropics as well as Spanish shot and shell when they charged up the slopes of Santiagos hills ruddy faced lads who are to day wearing Uncle Sams blue or khaki In the Regular Army or Navy sons of Union soldiers and sons of Confederate veterans who have served under the red white and blue banner of the Union all were in the assemblage and all joined in singing The Star Spungled Banner at the opening of the Encampment Eligibility for membership In the Army and Navy Union Is a good character and an honorable discharge from the United States Army or Navy In time of peace or when grim war is on So it was that some of the delegates represented Garrisons of the Order that have been established at military posts or on board the peerless American battleships and cruisers Others came from tho States but all were imbued with soldier patriotism and love of country There were patriotic women present too members of the Auxiliary to the Army and Navy Union They were present to conduct their Biennial Convention Welcomed to Eric MaJ Wright represented the Mayor of Erie and made the welcoming address National Commander Edwin Brown the Army and Navy Union made the response He said the union was an organization of soldiers and sailors that will be perpetual In this it will bo unlike the A tne union veteran region una tne Spanish War Veterans as those associations will expire when their last members die The President of the Erie Chamber of Commerce also extended a welcome to the delegates Commander William White of the Wolverine explained that the trim little war vessel had been ordered to Erie Harbor In honor of the Army and Navy Union Encampment Senator A Slsson In his speech said tho assembling of the Encampment was opportune since it was being held at the time when the great victory of Commodore Perry on Lake Erie over the British was being celebrated by the citizens of Erie He told how Perry built his small fleet of vessels In Erie Harbor and after the battle brought his own ships and the captured ones back to the city At the conclusion of Senator Slssons address Chairman George Downs of the local committee of veterans announced that the Army and NaT Union would petition Congress to raise and restore Perrys old ship Niagara as a memento of the naval battle The speakers at the opening session with the exception ot Commander White were elected to honorary membership in the organization The naval officer was made an active member Groutli of the Order National Commander Brownes annual report showed that the organization has made great strides In member ship gains In the two years Intervening since the last Encampment at Washington At the close of the meeting the delegates and ladles were taken on automobile rides about Erie A telegram of greetings was sent to President Taft at Beverly Mass and a response received praising the Army and Navy Union and its objects Another telegram was sent to the Encampment of the Union Veteran Legion then in session at Washington A Great Reunion Planned One of the Important matters presented at Thursdays session was a resolution offered by the delegation from the District of Columbia It proposes a great Reunion at Washington of all veterans who have participated In any wars or campaigns including the Grand Army ot the Republic Spanish War Veterans and kindred societies The tentative time set for tho proposed great gathering of American fighting men is the Fall of 1911 or 1912 It was said to be the aim to- make the event second In Importance only to the Grand Review of Union troops In AVashington hi 18G5 It was also proposed that the National body ot the Army and Navy Union shall make a substantial contribution to a fund for a monument to Capt Grldley who served with Admiral Dewey at the battle of Manila Bay in 1898 A resolution was presented claiming that former American soldiers sailors and marines should be given preference over civilians in tho matter of Government appointments all other things being equal At a banquet tendered the delegates the speakers included Gen Andrew Burt Army retired and a candidate for National Commander Col Chase and Capt Stuart of Virginia a son of Gen Jeb Stuart the Confederato cavalry leader who was an officer of Virginia troops in the War with Spain Resolutions By unanimous vote the Encampment indorsed the proposition for an appropriation by Congress for the erection at Washington of a commodious building for use of the management of the Soldiers and Sailors Temporary Homo The decision was reached to petition Congress for the erection at Erie Pa of a suitable monument in honor of the late Capt Grldloy of Admiral Deweys flagship Olympia at the battle of Manila Bay It was to this officer Dewey said at the opening ot the fight If you aro ready Gridley you nay fire A resolution offered by William A Hickey of the District of Columbia extending tho sympathy and condolence of the Army and Navy Union to the family of the late Gen Henry Clark Corbin Army was adopted by unanimous vote On motion the National officers were instructed to ask Congress to award service medals to the soldiers and sailors who served In the War with Spain tho Porto Rico campaign and thoso in China and the Philippines It was tho sense of the Encampment expressed by resolution that voterans of tho civil war should not receive a minimum pension of less than 50 cents a day The convention adopted the suggestion of Col Richard A OBrien who was an officor in tho 1st Vols War with Spain that tho trumpet call to quarters be sounded just ahead of taps In tho burial ceremonies over tho graves of soldiers A silver loving cup appropriately la scribed was presented to Gen Edwin Browne of Baltimore Hd National Commandor A committee was appointed to Investigate the legality and right of the -ii practlco of the authorities of certain Soldiers Homes in retaining tho pension money ot votorans Tho committee will report Us findings to National Headquarters of the Army and Navy Union Tho Encamnment tnilnrsprl tho Bated bill now before Congress providing for mo retirement or soldiers sailors ana marines after 25 years service It also approved the proposition for pensions for all soldiers who served honorably In any war In which thi3 country has been engaged Dr Chas Fetteys offered a reso lution favoring the conversion ot the battlefield at Fort Stevens into a National Park also the preservation of the parapet of tho civil war fort upon which President Lincoln stood under the fire of the Confederate infac try and artillery during the progress of tho battle This aged fort marks tho site of tho only civil war battle In the District of Columbia when Earlys men made their advance on Washington in 1864 A bill will be drawn up and pre sented to Congress providing for the i ort Stevens Park A silk American Flag presented to the Army and Navy Union by former President Roosevelt who is a member of the organization was formally ac cepted by the Encampment The Encampment voted to request Congress to abolish the admission fee that is now charged tourists who visit the tomb of George Washington at Mount Vernon Officers Electctl At the concluding session of the Encampment Gen Edwin Browne of Baltimore was re elected National Commander for the third term of two years each Gen Browne Is a civil war veteran and Past National Commander of the Union Veteran Legion Other National officers elected are Senior Vice Commander Capt Stuart Newport News Va Junior Vice Commander George Downs Erie Pa Adjutant General Thomas Avery New York Inspector General Charles Blush Washington Quartermaster General McCul lough Newburg Surgeon-General Dr Hendrlckson Hampton Va Chaplain John Cox Cincinnati Executive Council John Couglar Fortress Monroe Va Swln bourne Cincinnati Conroy Washington and A Smith Worcester Mass The Encampment of 1911 will be held at Rochester The National AIry The Womans National Auxiliary elected the following officers National Commander Mrs CatherineM Hurl bert Erie Pa Vice National Commander Mrs Caroline Page Pittsburg Pa Deputy Commander Miss Ethel Wiggins Washington Inspector General Mrs Cecilia Negley Homestead Adjutant General Mrs Mary Fields Corona Long Island Paymaster-General Mrs Louisa Lee Washing ton Quartermaster General Mrs Mary Shackman Homestead Chaplain Mrs Matilda Glenn Erie Tlic Spanish War Veterans The Snanlsh War Veterans in session at Tacoma Wash last Friday elected Col Edward Gihan of Wakefield Mass to be Commander-in-Chief suc ceeding Chas Newton of Hartford Conn Mrs Ida Galloway of Washington was elected President General of the National Auxiliary to the Spanish War Veterans Napoleon White ot Boston was elected Chief of the Military Order of the Serpent The Encampment voted to meet in 191U at Denver Colo The 18th Mo 27th Ohio and 01th HI Editor National Tribune Please give me the record of the above mentioned regiments Mayfleld 309 Tazwell avenue Roanoke Va The 18th Mo was organized at La clede Nov 14 1862 and after serving out two enlistments finally mustered out July IS 1865 It was commanded by Col James Morgan who was discharged March 25 1S62 succeeded by Col Madison Miller who resigned March 15 1864 Col Charles Shel don then took command It belonged to Veatchs Division Sixteenth Corps and lost 81 killed 164 from disease etc The 27th Ohio was organized at Camp Chase from July to August 1861 and after serving out two enlistments finally mustered out July 11 1865 It was commanded by Col John Fuller who was promoted to Brigadier General May 22 1864 succeeded by Lieut col Mendal Churchill discharged Sept 15 of the same year At the time of final muster out Lieut Col Isaac Newton Gilruth was in command It belonged to Fullers Division Sixteenth Corps and lost 86 killed and 123 from disease etc Six companies of the 64th III were organized at Camp Butler in November and December 1861 and known as 1st Battalion Yatess Sharpshooters and four additional companies were or ganized at the same place and Ottawa during February and March 1864 After serving out two enlistments the regi ment was finally mustered out July 11 1865 It was commanded by Col John Morrill belonged to Veatchs Division Sixteenth Corps and lost 109 killed and 133 from disease etc Editor National Tribune The 12th II A Editor National Tribune Kindly give a short history of the 12th A ONeill 1390 Lexington avenue New York City The 12th A also called Mc Knlghts Battery was organized at Albany Jan 14 1862 and after serving out two enlistments finally mustered out June 14 1865 It was commanded oy CaptWm II Ellis who was dismirced Feb 23 1863 followed by Capt George McKnight who remained in command until mustered out in December 1864 at the expiration ot his term of service At the time pf final muster out Capt Charles A Ciark was In com mand It belonged to the Second Corps and lost fivo killed and 1 i from disease etc Editor National Tribune The 2d Mass A Editor National Tribune Can you give me a little history of the 2d Mass A Jennings Sheepshead Bay The 2d Mass A Nimss Battery was organized at Quincy Mass July 31 1861 and after serving out two enlistments was finally mustered out Aug 11 1865 It was commanded by Capt Or mand Nlms who was discharged Jan 7 1865 succeeded by Capt William Mar land In command at the time of final muster out It belonged to Grovers Division Nineteenth Corps and lost four killed and 26 from disease etc It bore an honorable part in the battles of Baton Rouge and Port Hudson among others Editor National Tribune Tho 6th Kan Cav Editor National Tribune Will you please give a brief history of the 6th Kan Cav George A- Etten Terre Bella Cal Nine companies of this regiment were organized in the State-at-large from August 1S61 to June 1862 and the remaining companies during May and June 1863 The original members except veterans were mustered out at different dates from Nov 18 1864 to May 19 1865 and tho organization composed of veterans and recruits consolidated into a battalion of four companies A I and and mustered out July 18 1865 It was commanSld by Col TVm Judson who was discharged March 11 1865 with MaJ David MefTord in command when the regiment was finally mustered out It took part in some 47 battles belonged to Thayers Division Seventh Corps and lost 85 killed and 143 from disease etc -Editor National Tribune POXT BKND MB ONB CKNT when yon answer this annoanceraa i a I am golne to distribute at least astt ot the Or Hanx IVmooi Perfect Vision Spectacle to genuine bona fids spectacle wearers in the next few weeks on ono easy simple condition I want yoa to try them on joor own eyes no matter how weak they mar Reread the finest print In your bible with 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me personally and I will give your letter my own personal attention Address DB HAUX Personal Hanx Building St Louis Mo XOTE The Above Is the Lirt JI 4I Order Spec tarle House in the World and Perfectly The 125th Editor National Tribune Please give a short sketch ot the 125th Henry Davenport North Rose i The 125th was organized at Troy in August 1862 the original members were mustered out June 5 1865 and the recruits transferred to the 4th Art It was commanded- by Cols George Wiilard of the Regular Army Levin Crandell and Joseph Hyde in succession The 125th was one oOhe fighting regiments Immediately after being mustered in it went to Harpers Ferry and was captured with the surrender of that post was sent to a parole camp at Chicago and when exchanged returned to Virginia It joined the Army of the Potomc in June 1863 and at Gettysburg where Col Wiilard was killed It lost 26 killed 104 wounded and nine missing At Brlstoe Station in Hays Division it distinguished Itself by dash and great courage At the Wilderness Its casualties were six killed 17 wounded and five missing It entered upon the final campaign of 1S65 with only 12 officers and 219 men It belonged to Barlows Divllslon Second Corps and lost 127 killed and 113 from disease etc Its total of killed and -Hounded was 464 and 58 of its members died in Confederate prisons It took an active part in 16 battles and was present at tilne others Editor National Tribune The 1st Md Editor National Tribune Will you please give me a short history of the 1st Md Col Kenlys old regiment John Dutton 217 Water street Chambersburg Pa The 1st Md was organized at Baltimore in May 1861 and after serving Out two enlistments finally mustered out July 2 1865 It was commanded by Cols John Kenly brevetted Nathan Dnshane John Wilson -and David Stanton In succession The 1st Md was one of the fighting regiments and first did guard duty along the Upper Potomac In 1862 It moved up the Shenandoah Valley In May 1862 It was stationed at Front Royal and was surrounded and cut off by Jackson and forced to surrender losing 14 killed 43 wounded and 535 captured Col Kenly was seriously wounded That part of the regiment that escaped capture was assigned to the Maryland Brigade The captured men were paroled in September and the regiment declared exchanged in the early Winter Col Dushane fell at the Weldon Road and Col Wilson at Dab neys Mills It belonged to Robinsons Division Fifth Corps and lost 118 killed and 149 from disease etc Its total ot killed and wounded was 429 and 53 of its members died In Confederate prisons It took part in 13 battles and was present at nine others Editor National Tribune The 26th and 3d Battery Editor National Tribune Kindly publish a short sketch of the 26th also the 3d Batten I enlisted in both August Steeb 17S Corner avenue Idaho Falls Idaho The 26th was organized at Camp Frelinghuysen Sept 18 1862 for nine months and mustered out June 27 1863 It was commanded by Col Andrew Morrison who was dismissed 16 days before the regiment was mustered out It belonged to Howes Division Sixth Corps and lost 15 killed and 21 from disease etc The 3d Battery A was organized at Trenton Sept 11 1S63 and mustered out June 19 1S65 It wa3 commanded by Capt Christian Woer ner brevetted Major Dec 2 1864 belonged to the Second Corps and lost eight killed and four from disease etc The 3d took an honorable part in the battles of Petersburg Deep Bottom and Reams Station Editor National Tribune Tho 13th Ind Editor National Tribune I would like a short history of tho 13th Ind Ross 255 Farwell avenue Milwaukee Wis The 13 th Ind was organized at Indianapolis June 19 1S61 and after serving out two enlistments finally mustered out Sept 5 1365 It was commanded by Col Jeremiah Sullivan who was promoted April 30 1862 to Brigadier General succeeded by Col Robert Foster promoted to the same rank June 10 1863 Col Cyrus Dobbs then took command retaining the same till the expiration of his term June 30 1864 and at the time of final muster out Lieut Col John Lawrence was In command It belonged to Amess Division Tenth Corps and lost 107 killed and 148 from dfsease etc Editor National Tribune 0 The 195th Pa Editor National Tribune Kindly jrfvo a brief history of the 195th Pa Wolf 329 Second street Columbia Pa The 195th Pa formerly a three months regiment was organized as a battalion of three companies Oct 3 1864 and as such was mustered out June 21 1865 Other companies were organized and served with it for awhile It was commanded by Col Fisher and lost one killed and 17 from disease etc Editor National Tribune PILES CURED Send far Free Sample or Cheneys Medicated Cream Cures Piles Fistula Kc ma eta quickly aud effectively -Your Cheneys Meditated Cream has cured me I have sutler for rcirs with Piles and never found relief oeiore A RODOKRS Bradford Tenn CItENKV tuCO VS Adams St Toledo Manufacturers of Halls Catarrh Cure.

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